Everyman Palace Theatre

The Everyman Theatre is a 650-seat Victorian theatre on MacCurtain Street in Cork, Ireland.[3] It opened in 1897,[1] and is the oldest purpose-built theatre building in Cork.[4] The Everyman has undergone many changes, through its days as "Dan Lowrey’s Palace of Varieties" (hosting Laurel and Hardy and Charlie Chaplin),[2] life as a cinema, periods of disrepair, and redevelopment as a modern theatre in the 1990s.[1]

Everyman Theatre
Awning of Everyman on MacCurtain Street
AddressMacCurtain Street
Cork
Ireland
Coordinates51.9014°N 8.4682°W / 51.9014; -8.4682
Capacity650 seats
Construction
Opened1897[1]
ArchitectH. Brunton[2][1]
Website
EverymanCork.com

The theatre is housed in a listed (protected) Victorian building with a large stage and auditorium, with proscenium arch, four elaborately decorated boxes, a studio space and a bar.

The Everyman's programme is a mix of plays, operas, musicals and concerts, but it specialises in drama and usually stages three in-house productions per year. In the summer months, it hosts productions by Irish playwrights. Other recurring events include the Guinness Jazz Festival in October (for which the theatre is a primary venue),[5] and the Christmas pantomime. A unique feature of the Everyman Palace is that its front of house ushering staff is composed entirely of volunteers.[3]

References
  1. "Palace of theatrical delights - The Everyman celebrates 120 years". Irish Examiner. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. "Cultural Buildings - The Everyman". Cork Heritage Openday. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  3. "About Us - The Everyman". EverymanCork.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
  4. "News - Artistic director Talbot to step down from Cork's Everyman Palace". The Stage. 15 August 2007. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011.
  5. "Guinness Jazz Festival Concerts Programme". GuinnessJazzFestival.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010.


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